Our Stories

Welcome to the Stories section of the GCSN website. Here schools can tell their stories about things they are doing with technology enabled by the GCSN.

If you have a story to tell, we would love you to add it here! Simply log in (or create an account if you don't have one), click add story and get typing!

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GCSN Champions
15/11/12 ---- GCSN has continued in forming an accepted and worthwhile “champions” network to share knowledge, skills and ideas, and professional learning. The way GCSN works with champions models the organisation...
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South Learning Centre

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Bank On It!
29/10/10 ---- We looked at improving financial literacy with our Year 7/8 students as part of their topic on Consumerism.  Their job was to choose a bank that was suitable to their saving and spending...
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Shirley Intermediate
Developing Professional Learning opportunities
25/09/12 ---- GCSN have captured and hosted a variety of professional learning opportunities offered for the GCSN schools. You can find these in the Professional Learning Area Under tutorials there are pages...
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South Learning Centre
GCSN Champions
15/11/12 ---- GCSN has continued in forming an accepted and worthwhile “champions” network to share knowledge, skills and ideas, and professional learning. The way GCSN works with champions models the organisation...
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South Learning Centre
Model United Nations
30/03/10 ---- Students working collaboratively to work through Model United Nations proposals.
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SHAKEN to the CORE - Video Conferencing and Wiki Experience
08/12/10 ---- This story began with a Video Conferencing session between Riccarton and Papanui High Students speaking with Dr. Egbert School in Calgary.  There was also...
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Taking IT Global
01/06/10 ---- Taking IT Global – Shirley Intermediate, Linwood College & The South Learning Centre  Like never before, the youth of today are being exposed to many new ideas and concepts via...
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Video Conferencing - The Effects of Climate Change
27/05/10 ---- On May 4th at the South Learning Centre in Christchurch, students from Shirley Intermediate and Linwood College had the privilege of being part of an International Video Conference on Climate...
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Shirley Intermediate
Video Conferencing Trial
30/03/10 ---- A video conference trial, utilising the ASNET bridge is underway between a number of Christchurch schools. The trial is to assess the needs of the schools with respect to video conferencing,...
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Christ's College